After a design by Justus van Egmont (Flemish, 1601–1674)
Woven at the workshop of Willem van Leefdael (Flemish, 1632–1688)
Brussels
Caesar Throws Himself into the Sea from The Story of Caesar and Cleopatra
INV-4966
After a design by Justus van Egmont (Flemish, 1601–1674)
Woven at the workshop of Willem van Leefdael (Flemish, 1632–1688)
Brusselsc. 1680
Caesar Throws Himself into the Sea from The Story of Caesar and Cleopatra
After a design by Justus van Egmont (Flemish, 1601–1674) Woven at the workshop of Willem van Leefdael (Flemish, 1632–1688) Brussels →weaving - tapestrytextile
Date
c. 1680
Medium
Wool and silk, slit and double interlocking tapestry weave
Warp: Count: 8 warps per cm; wool: S-ply of three Z-spun elements; diameters: 0.6–0.8 mm
Weft: Count: varies from 22 to 40 wefts per cm; wool: S-ply of two Z-spun elements; diameters: 0.3–1.0 mm; silk: pairs and three yarns of S-ply of two Z-twisted elements; diameters: 0.5–1.0 mm; wool and silk: paired yarns of S-ply of two Z-spun wool elements and S-ply of two Z-twisted silk elements; diameters: 0.5–1.0 mm
Dimensions
351.2 × 362.4 cm (138 1/4 × 142 3/4 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
Gift of Mrs. Chauncey McCormick and Mrs. Richard Ely Danielson
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